Liproverbia 17:1-28
17 Ki hande kuca siemba sa sinkwa sesiomile inze kunani kozo*+Kufita kuina mwa ndu ya mikiti* inze kunani likomano.+
2 Mutanga yanani kutwisiso ukabusa mwana yaeza lika zeswabisa;Ukafiwa kwa saanda sina yomuñwi wa bana.
3 Piza ya kushengunukiseza lika ki ya silivera mi liyekuyeku ki la gauda,+Kono Jehova ki yena yatatuba lipilu.+
4 Mutu yamaswe uteeleza kwa lipulelo zeutwisa butuku,Mi mutu yapuma uteeleza kwa lilimi lelisawana.+
5 Yasheununa mubotana ushwaula Mubupi wahae,+Mi mutu yanyakalala yomuñwi haatahezwi ki kozi, haana kutuhelelwa asafiwi koto.+
6 Baikulu ki kuwani ya bulena ku babahulile,Mi bo ndate-bana* ki kanya ya bana babona.
7 Lipulelo zelukile* haliswaneli sikuba.+
Ni lipulelo zefosahezi haliswaneli mubusi!*+
8 Mpo iswana sina licwe la butokwa ku muñaa lona;*+Kwasikuluhela kaufela, likatahisa kuli akondise.+
9 Mutu kaufela yaswalela* bufosi ubata lilato,+Kono yakuta-kutela kubulela taba yeswana ufapahanya balikani babatuna.+
10 Mutu yanani kutwisiso utusiwa hahulu ki nyazo+Kufita sitoto niha sikashapiwa ha 100.+
11 Mutu yamaswe ubata feela bukwenuheli,Kono numwana yasituhu ukalumiwa kuli ayo mufa koto.+
12 Ki hande kukatana bere yeshwezwi ki bana bayonaKufita kukopana ni sitoto sesibonisa bukuba bwasona.+
13 Haiba mutu aeza maswe mutu yamuezize hande,Bumaswe habuna kuzwa mwa ndu yahae.+
14 Kukalisa ndwa kuswana inge kutibulula mezi a muunda;*Uikeme pili likomano lisika kalisa kale.+
15 Mutu yalukulula yamaswe kwa mulatu wahae ni mutu yanyaza yalukile+—Sibeli sabona banyenyisa ku Jehova.
16 Kukatusañi haiba sitoto siba ni buikoneli bwa kuipumanela butaliHailifo hasina pilu ya mwa kubufumanela?*+
17 Mulikani wa niti ubonisa lilato ka nako kaufela+Mi upepezwi kuli abe mwanahabo mutu mwa linako za ziyezi.+
18 Mutu yasina ngana* waswala mwa lizoho mi ulumelaKusepisa kulifela mwanahabo yena sikoloti fapilaa yayahile ni yena.+
19 Yalata mifilifili ulata kutula mulao.+
Mutu kaufela yalata kupahamisa makenelo a fa munyako wahae uipatiseza kuwa.+
20 Mutu yanani pilu yekopami haana kukondisa,*+Mi yabulela buhata ukawela mwa kozi.
21 Yapepa mwana wa sitoto ukaba mwa maswabi;Mi ndatahe mwana yasina ngana haana tabo.+
22 Pilu yetabile ki mulyani omunde,*+Kono pilu yelobehile ifeza mutu maata.*+
23 Mutu yamaswe uamuhela kweta kwa mukunda*Kuli akopamise katulo yelukile.+
24 Butali bu fapilaa mutu yanani temuho,Kono meeto a likuba atalima-talima kwa mafelelezo a lifasi.+
25 Mwana wa sikuba uswabisa ndataheMi uutwisa butuku* yamupepile.+
26 Kufa yalukile koto* haki nto yende,Mi kushapa batu babakutekeha hakusika luka.
27 Mutu yanani zibo waiswala mwa lipulelo,+Mi mutu yanani temuho ukakuza.+
28 Nihaiba sikuba, haiba sikuza sikaangiwa kuli sinani butali,Mi yamuma milomo yahae, ukaangiwa kuli unani temuho.
Litaluso ze kwatasi
^ Linzwi ka linzwi, “matabelo.”
^ Kamba “inze kukuzize.”
^ Kamba “bashemi.”
^ Kamba “zende.”
^ Kamba “mutu yakutekeha.”
^ Kamba “licwe lelitahisa kuli muñaa lona ashemubiwe.”
^ Linzwi ka linzwi, “yakwahela.”
^ Kamba “kuswana inge kutibulula liabwa.” Linzwi ka linzwi, “kutibulula mezi.”
^ Kamba “Hailifo hasina ngana?”
^ Linzwi ka linzwi, “yasina pilu.”
^ Linzwi ka linzwi, “haana kufumana zende.”
^ Kamba “yafolisa.”
^ Kamba “iomisa masapo.”
^ Linzwi ka linzwi, “kweta mwa sifuba.”
^ Linzwi ka linzwi, “uhalifisa.”
^ Kamba “Kulifisa yalukile.”
